Math teacher from Long Beach charged for child porn on Tumblr

LONG BEACH — A 38-year-old math teacher and Long Beach resident who allegedly had dozens of child pornography images posted on a social media website was charged today with four felonies.

Aaron Paul Widera was charged with two counts of possession of matter depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct and single counts of obscene matter depicting a person under 18 and sending or bringing obscene matter into the state for sale.

Widera, who lives in Long Beach but teaches in Orange County, was expected to be arraigned sometime this afternoon in Long Beach. Prosecutors were expected to ask that his bail be set at $500,000.

According to prosecutors, detectives discovered more than three dozen images of child pornography posted on Widera’s Tumblr account. Police served warrants at his home and allegedly found thousands of child porn photos, according to the District Attorney’s Office.